597.1 - PROPERTY RIGHTS OF MARRIED WOMEN. - Iowa Statutes

597.1 PROPERTY RIGHTS OF MARRIED WOMEN. A married woman may own in her own right, real and personal property, acquired by descent, gift, or purchase, and manage, sell, and convey the same, and dispose thereof by will, to the same extent and in the same manner the husband can property belonging to him.          Section History: Early Form [C73, § 2202; C97, § 3153; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 10446; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 597.1]